Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tormentuous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tor-men-tu-ous
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Causing great grief or agony; painful; agonising

Example Sentences

"Although, it is not a handshake I would readily reciprocate because my waking to such comprehension has been and is used for tormentuous affliction and mind control."
"Having brought the dead soul to life, the Spirit comes like fire in its terrible and tormentuous power, to purify the regenerate sinner."

Etymology

From torment + -uous.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: torment

Inflected Forms

more tormentuous (comparative) most tormentuous (superlative)

Synonyms

ailsome agonizing excruciating groanful hellish hurtful bruising painable painful terrible tormenting tormentous

Questions

What does tormentuous mean?: Causing great grief or agony; painful; agonising
Where does tormentuous come from?: From torment + -uous.

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